Train-order delivering and receiving apparatus.



No. 857,641. PATENTBD'JUNE 25', 1907. W. T. LONG. TRAIN ORDER DELIVERINGAND RECEIVING APPARATUS.

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A PATENTED JUNE 25,1907.

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caught carrier.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

-WILLIAM T. LONG, OF. SUMNER, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRYKNOBLAUCH, OF SUMNER, WASHINGTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

' Application filed April 9, 1907.. Serial No. 367,214.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. Lone, a

siding at Sumner, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Train-Order Deliveringand Receiving Apparatus, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to devices and apparatus for the delivery ofwritten train orders to a locomotive engineer and to the train conductorwhile the train is in full motion, and has for its object to providemeans on the train and'at a station to exchange carrier bodies in whichthe written train order isfastened, to providea night signal whereby anapproaching train may know if it is to receiveorders at the station, andto so construct the apparatus on the train as to be reversible andadapted to be used when the train is moving in either direction. 1attain theseobjects by the devices and mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of a portion ofa locomotive cab equipped with myinvention set for delivering and receiving a carrier, 2 is an end viewshowing a stationary apparatus being approached by an apparatus mountedon a locomotive cab, and Fig. 3 is a plan thereof. F 'g. 4 is a plan ofa portion of the mechanisms showing a carrier on the 10- comotive in theact of being caught by the stationary apparatus, while the movingapparatus is set to catch the stationary carrier in which the writtenorders are fastened, and Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the carriersexchanged, the receiving mechanism on the locomotive being in the act ofclosing on the Fig. 6 is a plan of the carrier, showing the order boxthereoruFig. 7 is a side view thereof, and Fig. 8 is a section on theline 8-8 in Fig. 7. v

Similar numerals of reference refer-to similar partsthroughout theseveral views.

The station apparatus will be located at each telegraph station on theroad, and con- "sists of a post I placed about eight feet from the railsand-being about ten feet high The post 1 carries the receiving anddelivering apparatus for both the engineers orders and the conductorsorders, the one being placed;

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below the other. The posts must be placed uniformly relatively to therails'both as regards horizontal and vertical distance therefrom andthe' apparatus mounted thereon must also be uniform in all stations.Further, the apparatus on all the trains must be at the same heightsabove the rail as the stationary apparatus, the engineers apparatus andare linked together by the rod 2 so that when the upper one is ,raisedinto operative position the lower one is similarly raised. Both theapparatus are pivoted to the two similar brackets 3 secured to thepostl. A lever 4 is pivoted above the top of the post 1, and has one endconnected by a bar 5 to. the arm 6 which is journaled to the rear of thepost at a convenient height thereon and which has a handle 7 securedthereto whereby the parts are operated. The other end of the lever 4 isconnected by a link 8 to the upper apparatus and by the link 2, as abovedescribed, to the lower apparatus, in such manner that when the handle 7is brought into the position shown in Fig. 2 the apparatus will extendout horizontally from the two The stationary apparatus is preferablymade double so as to be ready for trains in either direction. The twocastings 9 are pivoted to the brackets 3 and are connected together bythe rod 10, the center of which the links 2 and 8 also loosely engage.To the outer sides of the castings 9 are fastened the bent iron piecesll-which first pass toward the center and then bend out to form thecatching point, and then turn toward each other, parallel with thetrack, and oin between'the plates of the delivering apparaat rightangles to the leg 12 and adapted to be brought into touch with thecatching point of the -piece 11 after thecarrier has beencaught, toprevent it from rebounding and falling off therefrom. This closing pieceis I swear,

actuated holding =means to control it on its pivot, an annular carrieradaptedjto contain the train order and to beheld by said springactuatedholding means, a second "sup- 1 porting body moving relatively to saidfirst supporting body a catching point pivoted to said second body andadapted to enter said carrier and remove it from said holding means,

,nleans engaging'said catching point to con- ;and adapted toingtherefro'm. T

trol it on its pivot, and a springactuated closing piece pivoted to theoatchingmechanism prevent said carrier from fall- 4. A train-ordercarrier comprising an annular body having a portion of its sides outaway-to form two opposite slots adapted to be engaged by a carrierholder.

5. In a train-order delivering apparatus, the combination of an annularcarrier, a receptacle mounted thereon, opposite slots formed in' thesides of said carrier, and a spring actuated holding means whereby saidcarrier is releasablyhel'd'in operative posi-i tion'.

"6. In' a train-order'receiving apparatus,

the combination of an annular carrier moving-relativeiy to the receivingapparatus and having a'receptacle mounted thereon, a catchmg pointadapted toenter said annular car-' rier and to receive it thereon, and aspring actuated closing piece adapted to be engaged and started by saidannular carrier and to close behind said carrier to prevent it fallingfrom said catching point.

7 In a train-order receiving ap aratus, the combination of a receivingbody catching point extending therefrom adapted to enter an annularcarrier, a closing swing a and piece pivoted tosaid receiving bodyand'having one leg extending toward the catching point and adapted to beengaged by and moved by the annular carrier and having a second legWithdrawn from said catchingpoint when the mechanism isset to receive acarrier 'butiengaging said catchingipoint be hind said carrier when ithas moved said first leg, and a spring actuated link secured to saidclosing piece and adapted to hold said in presence of two witnesses.

,iVILLIAM T. LGNG. Witnesses:

HENRY KNOBLAUQH, DIX H. ROWLAND.

